I have well over $24k invested in this car, but it's time for me to downsize to one car. I have pictures, receipts, and carfax reports on the cars that the motor and trans came out of, and papers for everything that has been done to the car for the past ~7 years. This car has been my passion for the past 2 years and I am finally finished.

A little background...
The car was originally a Texas car, a 5 speed Beige on Tan 325I (shell has about 97k miles on it right now). It was bought by a bimmerforums member in Arizona (BrodsterM3, an ASE Cerified Technician ). He swapped in the 3.2l M3 motor and the ZF trans. He later sold the car to another bimmerforums member (Chasebimmer). Both of these owners did tons of maintenance, and took great care of the car (I have the receipts and pictures). Chase (also in Arizona) decided to sell the car in March of 06. I flew down with Steve (Darkpillow), bought it, and drove the car back to IL.

THE CAR HAS NEVER, EVER SEEN WINTER. The 332 has always been religiously garaged and never taken out in any kind of snow, salt, or "real Chicago weather", I have had numerous winter cars for that.

Everything that could possibly be replaced on this car, has been replaced. The idea was to make this car as reliable, strong, and long living as possible. There was absolutely no expense spared in the motor swap, interior swap, or aftermarket parts put on the car. Every rubber bushing, plastic clip, and mount has been replaced with OEM parts or superior aftermarket parts.
The specifics...

Exterior:
-OEM M3 front bumper with OEM lip
-JTD underpanel
-M3 twist sideskirts
-Umnitza M3 rear diffuser
-Depo ellipsoid headlights with 6k HID’s and Umnitza angel eyes
-M3 Mouldings
-Lightweight motorsport moulding badges
-M3 power/heated mirrors
-10% tint all the way around
-β€œHIDDEN M” license plate
-Painted piano black lux M3 bumper grill
-Black OBDII grilles
-Smoked corner lights (Pelican Parts, NOT ebay)
-OEM red/clear taillights (1 pair)
-Smoke/red taillights (1 pair)
-Max Velocity splitters
-Foglight delete covers (painted)

Interior:
-Black, M3 manual front and rear seats with fold down center console
-Black M3 carpet
-Full black interior swap (door panels, headliner, dash, glovebox, pillars, decklid, black armrest and cupholder section, etc.)
-DDM black shift ****
-DDM black e-brake handle
-M3 Gauge cluster
-Black leather shift and e-brake boots with motorsport stitching (Redline goods)
-Euro 3 spoke steering wheel with motorsport stitching and 3 spoke slip ring
-Brand new OEM M3 floor mats
-18 button OBC

Brakes (replaced less than 100 miles ago):
-M3 front brake calipers (fresh rebuild)
-Axxis pads
-OEM M3 brake master cylinder
-OEM M3 brake fluid resevoir
-OEM M3 brake booster
-Turner Motorsports M3 Rotors
-Painted calipers (black)

Drivetrain:
-98 M3 S52 motor (Just over 80k miles as of now)
-OBDI swap (M50 manifold, wiring, etc.)
-Full M3 exhaust
-97 M3 ZF transmission with M3 guibo and rebuilt M3 driveshaft (Just over 30k miles as of now)
-3.5” HFM
-3.5” Conforti intake with heatshield
-Turner Motorsports software
-3.15 LSD differential
-Fan delete kit
-16” Spal fan
-UUC red transmission mounts
-SS Autochrome exhaust manifold
-UUC clutch bushings
-Active Autowerkes 3" – 3.5” intake elbow
-24lb injectors
-Magnetic oil drain plug

Wheels/Tires:
-AUTHENTIC 18x8 35mm offset BBS LM's
-Brand new (20 miles on them) 225/45/18 Kuhmo MX's all around

Suspension (less than 1k miles on it):
-Bilstein Sport shocks and struts
-Eibach Sportline springs
-Racing dynamics front and rear sway bars
-Z3 shock reinforcement plates
-1995 M3 front control arm bushings
-OEM BMW x-brace
-UUC RTAB reinforcers
-Racing Dynamics (I think) front strut bar
-UUC RTAB enforcers

Audio:
-Alpine 9851 headunit
-MB Quart 6x9's with 1" tweeters in the rear deck
-Bavarian Soundwerks 6x9 adapters
-MB Quart 1” RTE 20 tweeters in the front door panels
-MB Quart 5.25” RWE 130 in the kick panels
-Alpine 250/4 amp mounted on custom amp board in trunk
-JL Audio 250/1 amp mounted on custom amp board in trunk
-MB Quart 4 way crossovers
-MB Quart 3 way crossovers
-10” Infinity Kappa subwoofer
-Custom 10” fiberglass sub box over battery cover in trunk
-All new wiring, including speaker wire

MAINTENANCE (95% done within the last 1k miles)
-Brand new OEM tierods, front control arms, M3 front control arm bushings, rear trailing arm bushings, lower and upper rear control arm bushings/ball joints
-Brand new OEM fuel filter
-Brand new OEM shifter bushings
-Brand new OEM differential bushings/mounts
-Redline differential fluid
-Mobil 1 Fully synthetic 5W30 oil changes every 3k miles or 3 months
-Iridium NGK spark plugs (single node)
-Brand new OEM cabin filter
-OEM oil filters every oil change
-Brand new OEM M3 muffler hangers
-New OEM door panel and interior moulding clips (to prevent squeaks and rattles)
-Redline Transmission fluid
-Front end (hood, front bumper, and fenders) resprayed and blended because of rock chips
-5th gear sticky transmission issue taken care of to prevent the "regular e36 problems"
-Oil pump nut welded, not coming off
-Metal impellar water pump
-Brand new OEM radiator
-Recent coolant flush with BMW coolant
-Low temp thermostat to accommodate fan delete kit
-Bosch wiper blades
-Brand new OEM M3 motor mounts
-Brand new OEM shifter bushings, circlips, and washers
-Brand new OEM ABS sensors
-Brand new OEM M3 brake lines
-Brand new front and rear windshield weather stripping (both windshields were pulled for this)
-Brand new front windshield (had a small chip that drove me nuts)
-Brand new door handle weather stripping
-Brand new OEM M3 brake caliper seals

There is definately more, but this is what I can remember off the top of my head. There are tons of "extras" that will come with the car including; brand new OEM fogs, bushings, motor mounts, A/C recharge bottle, etc.

Condition...
-Interior = 9/10 (seriously) Seats nearly no wear, dash is great, door panels look great, headliner is perfect.
-Exterior = 9/10 Paintless dent removal was just done professionaly at A&L Autobody. Very few minor scratches (not ones that will show up in pictures). The paint lusters great.
-Drivetrain = 9.5/10 Absolutely nothing wrong the with any mechanical part of the car. Everything works great, never had a complaint.

Worth Mentioning:
- One of the bulbs behind the gauge cluster is out. The mileage is still readable, but is faded. Definitely not a big deal, but I thought I would mention it.
- Rear interior decklid was replaced with a black one, but we all know how these take wear and tear from the sun.
- The carpet is from a 2 door M3. It fits correctly, but there are a few extra holes underneath the floor mats that sedans didn't have.
- The A/C needs to be recharged. I have the recharge can, I just haven't had the time to do it.
- The only "dent" on the car is a very, very small one on the front nose panel. I will include a 97+ nose panel if the new owner would like.
The car is fast, reliable, and handles great. The previous owner ran 13.7 on some really bald toyo proxes T1R's, so the car is capable of putting down some great times.

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Closing...
I put over $4k into the car this winter alone, only to sell it. I understand these cars are not an investment, but I put an un-godly amount of time, money, and effort into this car. I have a book of receipts 3 inches thick dating back to the first owners. I'm so obsessive, I cleaned the entire bottom of the car (see thread... http://euroteknik.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25650 )

I challenge you to find a better condition E36 in the country. I would drive this car anywhere. It is in exceptional condition and it shows. I will miss it to death, but it's time for me to downsize to one car. I put less than 1500 miles (yes 1,500) on the car last year and will put less than 500 on it this year... it just doesn't make sense for me to keep it any longer .

I have the 332i's title in hand. I will work with the buyer if the car needs to be shipped (expect ~$800). Cash or Certified Bank Check only please. I am hoping to sell in the next 2 weeks as I will be leaving for Texas in June. The car is located in Aurora, IL (about ~40 minutes West of Chicago). Please PM me with offers and questions.

$13.7K OBO (Please PM with comments or offers)

WILL ONLY CONSIDER TRADES FOR A B5 S4 OR E46 330XI/33OI.

 

Bump for a really nice car! And for another bimmerforum member! GL with the sale

Aaron

 

Thanks!

I think I forgot to mention this before, but I am definitely willing to add cash to a trade deal.